ALVAREZ v. ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR FLA.

No. 11-10699.

679 F.3d 1257 (2012)

Carl Robert ALVAREZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR the State of FLORIDA, State Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 8, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcia J. Silvers , Marcia J. Silvers, PA, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Christine Ann Guard , Susan Adams Maher , Pam Bondi, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before MARCUS, COX and SILER, Circuit Judges.


MARCUS, Circuit Judge:

Carl Robert Alvarez appeals from a district court order dismissing his § 1983 civil rights action against the Attorney General of Florida and the State Attorney for Florida's Eighteenth Judicial Circuit. In 1991, Alvarez was convicted in Florida of first-degree murder, sexual battery, and aggravated child abuse. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. In state postconviction proceedings, Alvarez sought to obtain, pursuant to Florida's postconviction...

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